7/28/09

Mighty Hannibal's 70th Birthday!



"I'M NOT DONE YET!"

The Mighty Hannibal's 70th Birthday Party

backed by The Sweet Divines

AND SURPRISE GUESTS!!!

July 31 at the Highline Ballroom,
431 W 16th St. NYC 10011
between 9th and 10th Ave
(212) 414-5994
highlineballroom.com
Concert starts @ 8PM
Doors open @ 6 PM
Tickets $16.00 in advance
$18.00 day of show

Celebrate with the man himself at a massive birthday soul show blast!



7/20/09

THE RETURN OF ROY & CYRIL!

ROY LONEY & CYRIL JORDAN!
CYRIL JORDAN & ROY LONEY!

Either way you say it, it spells FLAMIN GROOVIES!!! Dig their first time on stage together in the NYC environs since 1971! Kids, this is what we've all been wishin' and hopin' for-- the originators setting the woods on fire one more time again! Okay, two more times again!
Ride the rails to Hoboken on Thursday, then hop a hack to scenic Brooklyn on Friday to catch our heroes blastin' out killer after diller after chiller after driller! Backed by the A-Bones, who also open both shows at Maxwell's and the Southpaw. Underthings start the racket rollin' at the Southpaw on Friday, while Dave the Spazz wails on wax before, after and in between! Getcha tix while the gittin's still gittable! Tickets are flyin' fast so act pronto!

Thursday, July 23 Maxwells

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Friday, July 24 Southpaw

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SEE YOU THERE!!!

7/13/09

PONDEROSA STOMP WEEK!


Yas, yas, that iconic belt buckle can only be wrapped 'round the waist of Lazy Lester who loaned the title of his signature tune Ponderosa Stomp to the fest that bears the name! Lester's busy stirring a pot of hot sauce down in New Orleans while his pals party up north! P-Stomp is upon us this Thursday and Friday! Grande Fete Sunday! New York goes New Orleans, kids-- get ready to revel!

Each nite, music starts at 7:30 at Damrosch Park, 175 West 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues! General admission tix a mere $15/nite

Thurs July 16 THE GET DOWN: Soul/R&B with The Bobbettes, William Bell, Harvey Scales, backed by the Bo-Keys! MC: Dave the Spazz (WFMU)

Fri July 17 BEST DANCE IN TOWN: ROCKABILLY with the Collins Kids, Carl Mann, and Joe Clay backed by Deke Dickerson's Eccofonics!

Sun July 19 TRIBUTE TO WARDELL QUEZERGUE with Mac Rebennack, the Dixie Cups, Robert Parker, Jean Knight, Dorothy Moore, Tammy Lynn, Tony Owens, Zigaboo Modeliste, Mike Hurt and Wardell Quezergue's Rhythm & Blues Orchestra! 8 PM at Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway

ponderosastomp.com/lincoln

A-BONES NEWS GALORE!


A-BONES NEWS!

Friday, July 10, join the A-Bones on a Midsummer Night Slop with a booze krooze around Manhattan! Take a three hour cruise (with Lars as the Skipper) in celebration of the release of the Norton album THE A-BONES, NOT NOW! The A-Bones will perform all your favorites (they better be your favorites - you can't leave!) and DJ Todd-O-Phonic Todd will rock the boat as only he can! Booze! Food! Rock And Roll! The Statue Of Liberty!! We set sail on the Half Moon at 8PM on July 10 from the Skyport Marina at East 23 Street and FDR Drive. Don't miss this rollicking three chord adventure on the high seas!
http://www.rocksoff.com

THE A-BONES, NOT NOW! will be available to landlubbers on July 14, wherever records are sold.

This week on National Public Radio, you can tune in to the A-Bones backing the legendary Ray Sharpe, recorded live last April at the Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans.

http://americanroutes.publicradio.org/archives/show/591/from-home-page

Be sure to dig Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan of the Flamin Groovies backed by the A-Bones appearing at Maxwell's on July 23 and then they'll all be headin' for the Brooklyn border at blasting forth at Southpaw on July 24. The A-Bones will also perform a separate set both nights and the Southpaw show will also feature the mighty Underthings. Tickets are flyin' fast so act pronto!
Thursday, July 23 Maxwells

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1660484

Friday, July 24 Southpaw

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1660894

Advance copies of the A-Bones tour single Shallow Grave/Rockin' Satellite will be available at the July 23 and 24 shows.

UPCOMING SHOWS

July 10 Record Release Booze Cruise, NYC
July 23 Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
July 24 Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY
August 7 Teenbeat Takeover's Wooly Weekend, Theatre Plaza, Montreal, Canada
August 28 Shimokitazawa (Shelyer), Tokyo, Japan
August 29 Shinjuku (Loft), Tokyo, Japan
August 30 Hatagaya (Heavy Stick), Norton Records Dance Party, Tokyo, Japan
August 31 OYS, Nagoya, Japan
September 1 Rockrider, Osaka, Japan
October 3 t.b.a., New York City
October 7 t.b.a., Paris, France
October 8 Sonorama Festival, Besancon, France
October 9 Four Seasons, Castellon, Spain
October 10 Funtastica Festival, Benidorm, Spain
October 11 Freak Festival, Cadiz, Spain
October 13 Compostela La Nasa, Santiago, Spain
October 14 Cocodrilo Negro, Ponferrada, Spain
October 15 Estudio 27, Burgos, Spain
October 16 Pintalabios Attack Festival, Vitoria Gasteiz, Alava
October 17 Gruta 77, Madrid, Spain

http://www.nortonville.blogspot.com
http://www.kicksville66.blogspot.com

Coming this month - THE NORTON HOUSE OF WAX podcast with your host Miriam and a bash bevy of super special guest stars! Stay tuned!

http://www.myspace.com/theabones

7/3/09

New York Night Train! Fri July 3


JULY 3 (Friday) New York Night Train Dance Blast @ Glasslands, 289 Kent Ave (between 1st St & Grand St), Brooklyn (South side Williamsburg) Soul Clap & Dance-Off ! DJ spinding trifecta! Mr Jonathan Toubin Presents! Billy and Miriam from Norton Records! Leah Fishman of the Nouvellas! B&M drag over their blarin'est soul stomp blasters startin' at ten PM, with a free Sky Vodka open bar! Burp! They know our people! M&B spin 10-1, then lovely Leah of the Nouvellas takes the sandwich slot 1-2 and then Mr Jay T takes over the raunch rackets 'til dawn! Free booze 10-11, dance contest 1-2, and a cast of spoils all nite long! See yas there!